With so many great cruise lines out there, it's worth taking a look at your options from time to time. Recently, our friends and partners at TouringPlans.com asked us to compare Celebrity Cruises to Disney Cruise Line, and introduce Celebrity to those who might have understandably fallen for the allure of the mouse...
We've poured over deck plans and other documents, and have some inside tips on what's new when comparing Celerity Edge and Celebrity Apex. Let's go deck by deck to enjoy some photos and identify changes we know of as of late October 2020. We're sure we'll find many other changes once onboard - from furniture to stateroom features - so at the end, we'll talk about some things that we know aren't changing...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, two of the three largest cruise companies in the world, have brought together an impressive group of cross-disciplinary experts on public health, epidemiology, maritime operations, hospitality, and more. Their goal? Combine all of the best science and experience to identify a science-backed plan for a healthy return to service that ensures the wellbeing of guests, crew, and communities that lines visit. In a time we should all be coming together, these competitors are doing just that.
Celebrity Captain's Club Members (past guests) can now receive invitations to take a short survey in exchange for "Power Up Points". These points can in turn add to guests' Captain's Club levels - which afford past guests various perks ranging from a free scoop of gelato, to discount laundry service, all the way up to a free cruise...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and their brands Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara, and Silversea have followed Norwegian Cruise Line's announcement, suspending cruising due to coronavirus.
This was first reported by Royal Caribbean Blog, our preferred and recommended source of Royal Caribbean information. Their site is having a bit of trouble keeping up with the traffic, but you can see Royal Caribbean's press release below.
This weekend (Feb 8 2020) we're doing something a little unusual and setting sail for just two nights. We'll be departing from PortMiami on Celebrity Infinity and heading to Nassau and back. It's a short cruise for sure, but we're looking forward to a weekend getaway, and exploring a Millennium Class Celebrity ship. In the past we have sailed Celebrity Constellation (also Millennium Class), but it's been a while, and with several Celebrity Edge sailings in the past year or so, and a seven night on Celebrity Equinox, it's funny how quickly our memory has become fuzzy...
Since I was a kid I've found the final day of any cruise to be depressing, and while I've become better at this, I suspect it's like dividing a prime number: I'll never reach zero. The good news is that the final day of our Celebrity Edge sailing was gorgeous, and I don't think we could have spent it any better than we did. While relaxing, we also managed to check off a few items we'd neglected thus far into the sailing. One of them you'll see, seems to have been word play...
Celebrity Cruises has for several years has given guests the option of building drinks and other add-ons into cruise fares - most recently with Sail Your Way. Now every sailing will include WiFi, drinks, gratuities, and potentially more...
If you're enjoying your cruise and want it to last just a little bit longer, we found a new (to us at least) option that let's you stay onboard in Ft Lauderdale at the end of your sailing, have lunch, enjoy the pool, and yes, your drink package...